Thomas Thiesson Kristensen

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Thomas Thiesson Kristensen
Personal information
Full name Thomas Thiesson Kristensen
Date of birth (2002-01-17) 17 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Galten, Denmark
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Udinese
Number 31
Youth career
2007–2013 Galten FS
2013–2017 AGF
2017–2018 Vejle
2018–2021 AGF
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 AGF 39 (1)
2023– Udinese 28 (0)
International career‡
2020 Denmark U18 1 (0)
2020 Denmark U19 2 (0)
2022 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2022– Denmark U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:25, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Thiesson Kristensen (born 17 January 2002), also known as TK, is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Italian Serie A club Udinese. Thomas is the brother of Kasper Kristensen.

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Club career

Kristensen joined AGF at the age of 11 in 2013 from Galten FS, where he had been since he was five year old. [1] He later spent one season at Vejle Boldklub – in 2017–18 – before returning to AGF again. [1]

In September 2020, Kristensen signed a three-year deal with AGF, which also secured him a promotion to the first team squad from the summer 2021. [2] [1] He made his official debut for AGF on 16 May 2021 in a Danish Superliga game against Nordsjælland. [3] Kristensen made a total of three appearances in the 2020–21 season. In June 2021, he was awarded the Martin Jørgensen Talent Award: an award named after AGF legend Martin Jørgensen. [4]

After five appearances and one goal in the first half of the 2021–22 season, Kristensen signed a new contract until December 2026 with AGF on 1 December 2021. [5]

On 1 September 2023, Kristensen signed a five-year contract with Udinese in Italy. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played in December 2023 [7]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AGF 2020–21 Danish Superliga 2000—1 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2021–22 Danish Superliga110111 [lower-alpha 2] 0—131
2022–23 Danish Superliga20120——221
2023–24 Danish Superliga60002 [lower-alpha 2] 0—80
Total391313010462
Udinese 2023–24 Serie A 8000——80
Career totals471313010542

Personal life

Kristensen is the younger brother of Danish goalkeeper, Kasper Kristensen.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kontrakt til ung forsvarsspiller". AGF (in Danish). 21 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Kudsk, Kasper (24 September 2020). "Ung AGFer rykker op i Superligatruppen til næste år". Århus Stiftstidende (in Danish). Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "AGF vs. Nordsjælland – 16 May 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "TK hædret med Martins Jørgensens Talentpris". AGF (in Danish). 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "TK forlænger med AGF". AGF (in Danish). 1 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Kristensen è bianconero" [Thomas Kristensen is black and white] (in Italian). Udinese. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Thomas Thiesson Kristensen at Soccerway
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